moved base class stuff to merged

app/models/merged/active_base.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module Merged
+  class ActiveBase < ActiveYaml::Base
+
+    def save
+      super
+      self.class.save_all
+    end
+
+    def delete
+      self.class.delete(self.id)
+    end
+
+    def destroy
+      delete
+      self.class.save_all
+    end
+
+    def self.save_all
+      data = @records.collect {|obj| obj.attributes}
+      File.write( self.full_path , data.to_yaml)
+      self.reload
+    end
+
+    def self.delete(id) # only works with id's
+      @record_index.delete(id.to_s)
+      @records.delete_if{|record| record[:id] == id.to_i}
+      true
+    end
+
+  end
+end

app/models/merged/image.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
   require "mini_magick"
 
 module Merged
-  class Image < ActiveYaml::Base
+  class Image < ActiveBase
 
     set_root_path Rails.root
 

app/models/merged/option_definition.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Merged
-  class OptionDefinition < ActiveYaml::Base
+  class OptionDefinition < ActiveBase
     set_root_path Engine.root + "config"
 
     fields :name , :default , :description , :values , :type

app/models/merged/style.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Merged
-  class Style < ActiveYaml::Base
+  class Style < ActiveBase
 
     set_root_path Engine.root + "config"
 

app/models/merged/view_base.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Merged
   # they share the template idea, options , change tracking,
   # and the fact that they persist in ActiveYaml
 
-  class ViewBase < ActiveYaml::Base
+  class ViewBase < ActiveBase
     set_root_path Rails.root #ouside engines not necessary
     include ActiveHash::Associations